Friday, January 27, 2017

You are here from the talented Eunyoung Lee's place.If you just happen to stop by please start at the beginning from the Altenew blog.You can also find the complete hop list at the end of this post.

I made four cards to share with you!The first two cards feature the Smile More stamp set.

I watercoloured the background using distress stains and pencil coloured the flowers using Faber Castell classic pencils.

My card was severely lacking some bling so I added the smallest size sequins I could find as flower centers. Closeup photo below where you can see the colouring detail, a bit of masking I did and the sparkly sequins.

For my second card I went with a more messy, grungy watercolour style.

These tapes are beautiful and the glitter doesn't come off (there is one in gold too!).

You should definitely get your hands on them.

For the above card I used "hello" from the Super Script Stamp set and white heat embossed the Basic Borders stamp on watercolour paper.

I watercoloured the background using distress stains.

For my card above I used Archival ink in Jet Black to stamp my "background" and watercoloured the piece with distress stains.

The word "Friend" is from the Super Script Stamp set, which I heat embossed on black cardstock.

That is all from my side today!

Now on to the good stuff!

*rubs hands together*

Prizes!!!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Thursday, February 2nd at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Saturday, February 4th.

I will also be picking out a winner from the comments left on my blog.

The winner will be winning a $30 gift certificate to the Altenew store.

You have until February 2nd to leave comments.

The winner will be announced here on my blog on Saturday, February 4th.

Oh my word! I love all of your cards today.. But the first two are stunning. I really love how you added enough sequins to the centers of those flowers to add depth... and then the gold and details on the second one... wow!!

I can see why Altenew put you on their team. Your work is not only beautiful, but interesting and different. I LOVE that black background on the first card. And the second is also incredible. Good luck at Altenew!

Unique, inspiring and super-creative! I love how you've used the sparkly sequins on your first card, and am in awe of the gold embossing and to-die-for colour scheme of your second. Beautiful cards, beautiful work!

Oh my days your watercolour flowers are AMAZING! I absolutely LOVE the cards you've done. The contrast between the grey background and the flowers in the first card (not to mention to gorgeous sequinned centres) are gorgeous. The second one with the gold against the incredible blue-green is just beautiful. You are so talented!

OH MY GOODNESS! All your cards are so stunning, as usual, Erum! I LOVE your second card with the metallics. So, so fabulous and totally loved the idea of using all the border stamps at once. It is really so striking. <3

LOVE the Smile More set!!! YOur first card is so pretty with the sparkles in the center of the flowers and the darker background then you stun me with your next gorgeous creation with darkish background! I adore the gold around the images!! Absolutely delicious!! Must give this a try!!! TFS!

Stunning!! i especially love the green blue combo with gold - I keep going back to look at it - it's gorgeous. And the first card - I love the look of the background - looks like concrete - so different and so beautiful!

Wow, wow, and WOW! All I could say as I scrolled down and read your post and saw the pictures was wow. I love the sequin centers you added to your flowers in the first card, just so lovely! Your second card literally took my breath away with the gold embossing and the watercoloring - truly AMAZING! Then finally, your pop of color with your final cards really woke me up - I adored the contrast between the bright colors, the black and the white.

Erum :) ran to your blog to view your cards from the altenew blog and I am so happy for doing it.. such gorgeous cards!! Wow!!! you are so talented.. and you really inspire me.. Thank you for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win

WoW....you took these stamped images to another level. Just fabulous! The added details are amazing! This is such a great release by Altenew! I just love to start my weekend off with a great blog hop like this one! Thanks for sharing your talents and inspiration!

Using the tiny sequins was ingenious! They really add some depth to the center of the flowers and the bright color with the bright colors of the flowers are great. I absolutely LOVE the bluish green flowers with the gold embossing! How was it done? Acetate? It is perfect with the simple leaves and the other gold materials added against the gold watercolored background. As for the Basic Borders, I would never thought of using them as a single unit. What a great idea! Thank you for sharing.

I love your cards! The flower ones are my favorites!! I can't hardly imagine how awesome your two-tones blue/green (gold) watercolor flowers are in real life!!--and the center sequins of the other flowers! Genius!

That two tone water color is stunning! At first I thought you used some type of iridescent foiling technique. Love, love, love it! Absolute genius using the entire set as your background. I'm blown away by your talent! Thank you so much for sharing!

Erum your cards are all totally amazing. Your second card using the smile more daisies is stunning. I can't believe you are bummed about the photo - it looks stunning. It must be truly awesome in real life then.

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Hi! I am Erum aka E.T.
I am in love with my cats, making cards and colouring!
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